Onsite Automation Engineer for DoD Systems & AI Workflows

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Automation Analyst to support a long-term DoD program in Norfolk, VA. This on-site role focuses on automation, process improvement, and enterprise integration across Navy systems.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on PowerShell and/or Python, workflow automation, REST APIs, CI/CD, and enterprise integration experience, with desired exposure to Power Automate, UiPath, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and BI/logging tools.

Formación

• Active Secret clearance required.
• IAT Level II-compliant certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Hands-on PowerShell and/or Python experience.
• Experience with workflow automation concepts and process automation.
• Experience translating requirements into automation solutions.
• Ability to analyze manual processes for automation opportunities.
• Document business rules, workflows, and requirements.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, and authentication.
• Experience with Git-based source control systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a mission-critical environment.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts; responsible AI practices.
• Experience with AI-enabled automation capabilities.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze processes to identify automation opportunities.
• Evaluate processes based on value, feasibility, risk, and repeatability.
• Document current and future-state workflows and rules.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to define automation requirements.
• Translate requirements into automation use cases and plans.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain automation solutions.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Python, Power Automate, UiPath, REST APIs.
• Create reusable automation components and integrations.
• Integrate automation with enterprise apps, data sources, and tickets.
• Implement logging, error handling, and automated recovery.
• Support CI/CD practices and source control usage.
• Monitor automation performance and reliability; report benefits.
• Troubleshoot failures and perform root-cause analysis.
• Develop operational metrics, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Support AI-enabled use cases and AI/LLM integrations.
• Maintain documentation across the automation lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Secret clearance

IAT II

PowerShell

Python

Workflow automation

Requirements gathering

Business rules & docs

REST APIs & JSON

Git-based SCM

CI/CD concepts

Analytical problem-solving

Multi-priority management

Communication

AI/LLM concepts

Responsible AI

Educación

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS/Engineering/Data Analytics

Herramientas

Power Automate

UiPath

Ansible

Jenkins

Git/Bitbucket

Azure

Splunk

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Automation Analyst to support a long-term DoD program in Norfolk, VA. This on-site role focuses on automation, process improvement, and enterprise integration across Navy systems.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on PowerShell and/or Python, workflow automation, REST APIs, CI/CD, and enterprise integration experience, with desired exposure to Power Automate, UiPath, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and BI/logging tools.